Definition of Anglo-Saxon
Adjectives
of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language
"Anglo-Saxon poetry"
"The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland"
Nouns
a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
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English person
a native or inhabitant of England
a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'
"in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain"
"his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons"
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English person
a native or inhabitant of England
English prior to about 1100
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- Old English
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West Saxon
a literary dialect of Old English
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Anglian
one of the major dialects of Old English
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Jutish, Kentish
one of the major dialects of Old English
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English, English language
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
Vocabulary Lists for Anglo-Saxon
Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales - Beginning »(773 words)
Vocabulary words from The Canterbury Tales, from...
- Theseus
- narcotise
- citole
- drey
- girasol